Tropico 5: How to Increase Housing Quality

Different Residential Buildings in Tropico 5

Country House

• Provides housing for 4 families. Provides food for the residents.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 10 but the building consumes 5 MW of electricity.
  • Modernize to house.

House

• Provides housing for 4 families. Housing Quality is increased for each nearby house.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 20 but the building consumes 10 MW of electricity.
  • Lowers crime in the immediate area.

Mansion

• Provides housing for 4 families. Beauty improves the Housing Quality of the mansion.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 10 but the building consumes 15 MW of electricity.

Tenement

• Provides housing for 12 families. Housing Quality drops over time.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 20 but the building consumes 50 MW of electricity.
  • Modernize to apartment.

Apartment

• Provides housing for 10 families. Housing Quality is increased if placed next to a road.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 15 but the building consumes 20 MW of electricity.
  • Modernize to modern apartment.

Modern Apartment

• Provides housing for 16 families.
• Upgrades:
  • Housing Quality is increased by 20 but the building consumes 10 MW of electricity.

Floating Apartment (Waterborne DLC)

• Provides housing for 10 families. Constructed on the ocean.
• Upgrades:
  • Increases the beauty in the area.